For parts of game one, it looked like Montreal wasn’t taking Philadelphia seriously, presumably because having beaten the Caps and the Penguins, the Canadiens felt the Flyers wouldn’t pose much of a challenge.

I don’t think Montreal will under-estimate the Flyers the rest of the series.

Laperriere and Carter would provide huge emotional lifts for the Flyers, but would also be huge upgrades. You’d have a tremendous offensive player and a tremendous defensive player re-joining a team that’s already done pretty well for itself.

And if either one, or both, return for the Eastern Conference finals, that’s another adjustment Montreal is going to have to make.